Saturday, 6 March 2010

Liberty & Marc Jacobs Mooks

I was quite intrigued when I read that there would be a Liberty mook. The vaunted British brand appears to be undergoing a revival in recent times, with the MAC Liberty of London collection being one of the manifestations. The Liberty Print 1875-2010 Spring & Summer mook (the "1875" is not a typo!) arrived at Kinokuniya stores earlier this week. It comes with a soft cloth tote bag (23x34x10cm) designed in collaboration with a noted Japanese stylist and retails for S$31.50. The bag features the new Emilia's flowers print. I bought this mook not so much for the tote bag but because I was interested in reading about Liberty's brand history and what goes on behind the scenes in the designing and production of their iconic prints. The 78-page mook includes an interview with the Liberty fabric archivist, a retrospective of Liberty prints, a look at what goes on in the Liberty design studio and even a sewing guide for making t-shirts, bags, aprons with Liberty fabrics. Inside the Liberty department store in London.Inside the design studioCollage of Liberty fabrics on the design studio wall. Here's a look at the Japanese magazines and mooks that were available at the Kinokuniya store in Bugis Junction earlier this afternoon. I didn't bother getting the Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2010 mook because the print on the accessories this time round were not attractive to me at all.

Oh yes, my fav was Harvey Nichols (for the makeup department) and Harrods (for the food). I must admit that I was an student back back then so I window-shop more often. But I must admit that I did ate pizza at the Harrods food mall when I was in year 1.

Shopping was only during post xmas sale when I went to Imperial College to visit my friend. I love the atmosphere in London! ^_^

hey AhCapp,You're up early :-) Think my favourite department store was Selfridges, for the massive beauty hall. Harvey Nichols was quite out of the way 'cos I would usually just go to the Oxford Circus/Leicester Square area. Of course back then I couldn't afford anything in Selfridges but it was nice just to walk around and see what they had.

I love, love, love Liberty! When I'd lived in London, I loved walking around all floors and I remember trying on wedding dresses by Elie Saab and Vera Wang before leaving London and getting married in Australia. I'd felt so glamourous then!